Music
A couple of years ago, things looked pretty grim for Colombia’s Grupo Niche.
July 24, 2000
Los Huracanes del Norte have had a whirlwind recording career--having just released their 31st album.
April 28, 1994
Fruko y Sus Tesos is known mainly among dancers and salsa connoisseurs, but it is one of the most consistently fascinating groups in the history of Afro-Cuban music.
April 30, 2001
Entertainment & Arts
Downtown’s unifying Broadway festival jump-starts Cinco de Mayo as a salsa band from Colombia takes center stage, heartthrob Chayanne rides in.
April 28, 1998
Shakira is back! The Colombian superstar recently released ‘Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran,’ her 12th studio album that doubles as a celebration of all things Latin music.
March 28, 2024
Tito Gomez, a veteran vocalist who fronted some of the top salsa bands of New York, Colombia and his native Puerto Rico, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Tuesday in Cali, Colombia, during a reunion tour with the popular dance band Grupo Niche.
June 14, 2007
It was supposed to be the ultimate Cinco de Mayo celebration, but the isolated violence at Sunday’s “L.A.
May 3, 1994
Bad Bunny, J Balvin and Tainy are the only Latin artists nominated for a Grammy beyond the Latin categories. They collaborated with British singer Dua Lipa.
Nov. 24, 2020
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Sept. 26, 1999
Cypress Hill’s second annual “Smoke Out” festival has drawn a strong lineup of rap and rock acts to lay down some grooves and promote legalization of marijuana. * Cypress Hill, Long Beach Dub All Stars, De La Soul, Ozomatli, Deftones, Gang Starr, Fishbone, KRS-One, others, National Orange Show Events Center, 689 South E St., San Bernardino, Noon. $25 in advance, $30 at door. (909) 888-6788. 8 pm: Music Lucinda Carver conducts the opening concert of 1999-2000 of her Los Angeles Mozart Orchestra, a program beginning with Beethoven’s “Leonore” Overture No. 1 and ending with his Second Symphony.
Sept. 30, 1999